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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Arkham's Story
The artwork alone is worth reading this title. It's fits perfectly with the most unsettling, horrific and violent batman tales.
The artwork alone is worth reading this title. It's fits perfectly with the most unsettling, horrific and violent batman tales.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A high school lit mag if half the contributors has been told the theme was Batman. The art is at times quite beautiful, but more often than not hinders the story. The original script included in the book reveals many important details entirely omitted from the final product due to the murky art. Style utterly trumps the readers ability to understand certain scenes. The author's frustration with the art peeks through a few times in his "commentary" on the script - including a story where the artist refused to paint Robin into the story, thinking the character beneath him.
That being said, even if a great artist had perfectly rendered this script, it would still at best be a heady philosophical mix of symbolisms and allusions at the forefront, run-of-the-mill Batman story as an afterthought. Here we see the weakest Batman I've ever read, who is pushed over the edge by "trauma" lesser than most stories he lives through. Broken and crazy, he stumbles and brutally lashes out, barely surviving a mildly threatening evening.
I appreciate a very unique and thoughtful take on Batman. Clearly there is passion oozing out of every page. They worked hard to bring some depth to a character and genre often treated very shallowly. But when your symbolism is layered unfathombly thick (see the fish represents pisces, tarot, Jesus and androgyny at the same time! Oh also the Joker, and it might have been a time travelled thought.) it's not really impressive... it feels hobbled together. Furthermore, the final product doesn't even include all the pieces for your fish point to be made, because the artist decided it wasn't necessary.
Just didn't work for me.
That being said, even if a great artist had perfectly rendered this script, it would still at best be a heady philosophical mix of symbolisms and allusions at the forefront, run-of-the-mill Batman story as an afterthought. Here we see the weakest Batman I've ever read, who is pushed over the edge by "trauma" lesser than most stories he lives through. Broken and crazy, he stumbles and brutally lashes out, barely surviving a mildly threatening evening.
I appreciate a very unique and thoughtful take on Batman. Clearly there is passion oozing out of every page. They worked hard to bring some depth to a character and genre often treated very shallowly. But when your symbolism is layered unfathombly thick (see the fish represents pisces, tarot, Jesus and androgyny at the same time! Oh also the Joker, and it might have been a time travelled thought.) it's not really impressive... it feels hobbled together. Furthermore, the final product doesn't even include all the pieces for your fish point to be made, because the artist decided it wasn't necessary.
Just didn't work for me.
dark
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book, the artwork was well done, but the text tended to be a bit hard to read. Sometimes the panels are laid out confusingly so it can be easy to loose your way. There is also a lot of jumping around so that the story is hard to follow.